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Emotion & Feeling

うるうる

uru-uru

Eyes welling up with tears

That moment when your eyes fill with tears but they haven't fallen yet. Often used for cute, emotional, or puppy-eyed expressions.

💡A child begging for a toy — 'She looked at me with uru-uru eyes.'

Example

感動して目がうるうるしてきた。

I was so moved that my eyes went uru-uru.

Quiz yourself

The puppy stared at me with ___ eyes, begging for food.

子犬が○○した目でご飯をねだっていた。

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Intermediate